All-terrain vehicle safety rack system

Abstract

An all-terrain vehicle safety rack system including a base frame having two parallel rails with two parallel spacer bars coupled therebetween to maintain the rails at a fixed predetermined distance.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 
     
       1. A new and improved all-terrain vehicle safety rack system positionable in truck and trailer beds comprising, in combination: a base frame having two parallel L-shaped rails, positionable on a bed from front to back with two parallel spacer bars transverse to the L-shaped members coupled therebetween to maintain the rails at a fixed predetermined distance;   securement members including two rectangular blocks adapted to be secured to the front portion of the bed and adapted to receive the rails therebeneath and channel irons with recesses extending outwardly from each rail adjacent to the rear portion of the bed, each recess having an associated securement block positionable within said recess with a plurality of apertures through each securement block and an associated aperture through each channel iron with an adjustment pin to allow for adjustment as a function of the width of the bed;   a front cross bar fixedly positioned above the front portion of the bed and a pair of fixed support braces extending between the front cross bar and rails;   a rear support rail adjustably positioned above the back portion of the bed with struts pivotally secured at their lower ends to an intermediate portion of the L-shaped rails and a cylindrical sleeve slidably received upon the upper extents of each strut, the rear support rail being secured at its ends to the sleeves, the upper extents of the struts having threads with a threaded tightening nut on each strut for securing the sleeves and rear support rail in a position for securing the all terrain vehicle to the bed and a tightening lever received on each nut for adjusting the position of the cylindrical sleeve on the strut.   
     
     
       2. An all-terrain vehicle safety rack comprising: a base frame having two parallel rails with two parallel spacer bars coupled therebetween to maintain the rails at a fixed predetermined distance; and   securement means including two blocks adapted to be secured to the front portion of a bed and adapted to receive the rails for adjusting to the width of the bed therebeneath and channel irons extending outwardly from each rail adjacent to the rear of the bed, each with an aperture therethrough and a pair of securement blocks positionable within the channel irons with a plurality of apertures therethrough to allow for adjustment as a function of the width of the bed.   
     
     
       3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 and further comprising a rear support rail positionable rearward above the rear portion of the bed with struts pivotally secured at their lower ends to an intermediate portion of the L-shaped rails. 
     
     
       4. An all-terrain vehicle safety rack comprising: a base frame having two parallel rails with two parallel spacer bars coupled therebetween to maintain the rails at a fixed predetermined distance;   securement means including two blocks adapted to be secured to the front portion of a bed and adapted to receive the rails for adjusting to the width of the bed therebeneath and channel irons extending outwardly from each rail adjacent to the rear of the bed, each with an aperture therethrough and a pair of securement blocks positionable within the channel irons with a plurality of apertures therethrough to allow for adjustment as a function of the width of the bed; and   a slidable sleeve slidably received on upper extents of each of a pair of struts, a rear support rail being secured at its ends to the sleeves, the upper extents of the struts having threads with a threaded tightening nut on each strut for securing the sleeves and rear support rail in a position for securing the all terrain vehicle to the bed.